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Vivek Chibber

The Class Matrix

Does class determine economic options, or is class in our heads-a matter of interpreting symbols and meanings? Cultural theorists have made the second claim, sidelining materialism. Now, amid deepening in…

Randy Malamud

Crash!

"Plane crashes are covered extensively but they are not analyzed very deeply, apart from the focused operations of media, government, and aviation-industry crash investigations. This is despite the v…

A Cultural History of Education in Antiquity

A thematic overview of education and its place in Western society and culture in ancient history.

Afua Hirsch

Decolonising My Body

'Remarkable'Observer 'Intimate' Guardian 'Vital' i newspaperOur bodies tell our story.Upon turning forty, Afua Hirsch had an encounter that forever altered her preconceived notions of ancestry and body im…

Personal Religion in the Ancient Greek World

Much is known about the manifold ways in which ancient Greek religious beliefs and practices map onto the social and political structures of the ancient Greek polis. The way in which the individual served…

Dixie Neilson, Ronnie Lovler

Cultural Sites of North Florida

Discover local history through less-traveled places that reflect the stories and communities of the region Cultural Sites of North Florida is your guide to 43 intriguing, little-known destinations in the …

Colonial Cyprus

An original, innovative, and timely study on the cultural history of Cyprus under British rule, offering a new interpretative framework for studying the island's colonial past. The book focuses on the oft…

Barry S Fogel, Xiaoling Jiang

Seeing Depression Through a Cultural Lens

Depression is a leading cause of suffering and disability worldwide, and suicide is a leading cause of death in younger people and a remarkably common cause of mortality in older people. Seeing Depression…

Klaus Mundt

Teaching the Translation of Cultural Items

This book provides concrete pedagogical suggestions for teaching the translation of cultural items, including so-called 'untranslatables'. It is underpinned by sound educational theory and empirical data,…

Culture Club

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Wolfgang Müller-Funk,

Cruelty

In a humane world, cruelty should not exist, and yet it has been a feature of our societies since time immemorial. From individual acts of cruelty to systematic torture and mass murder, cruelty has been h…

Leisure and Human Development

This edited volume analyses emerging trends in the world of leisure and human development from the perspectives of subjective well-being and policy development. It brings together a diverse group of autho…

Cultural Legacies of Slavery in Modern Spain

The first book-length study to address the impact of the legacies of slavery on Spanish cultural representations and institutions.

A Cultural History of Race in Antiquity

The era generally referred to as antiquity lasted for thousands of years and was characterized by a diverse range of peoples and cultural systems. This volume explores some of the specific ways race was d…

Cultural Legacies of Slavery in Modern Spain

The first book-length study to address the impact of the legacies of slavery on Spanish cultural representations and institutions.

The Social Life of Things

The meaning that people attribute to things necessarily derives from human transactions and motivations, particularly from how those things are used and circulated. The contributors to this volume examine…

Anna Fishzon, Ian Beilin

Fin de Siècle Europe

An examination of the most significant social, artistic, intellectual, and political developments in Europe at the turn of the 20th century (1870 to 1914), Fin de Siècle Europe provides a comprehensive ap…

Cultural Responsiveness in Assisted Reproductive Technology

Cultural Responsiveness in Assisted Reproductive Technology discusses best practices for creating an ART practice that is welcoming to and responsive to the unique needs of patients from a variety of raci…

Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Central Anatolia

Central Anatolia (Iç Anadolu Bölgesi) is one of the seven geographical regions of Turkey, extending from Sivas in the east to Eskisehir in the west and from Çankiri in the north to Karaman in the south. T…